Turkey saddle



Aug. 24, 1937. w. H. KENNEDY v 2,090,871

TURKEY SADDLE Filed March 25, 1937 2 Sheets-Shet 1 [1211622 tor W H.Kennedy Wm Hifiorneys.

1937. wpH. KENNEDY TURKEY SADDLE Filed March 23, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2InVen for. W. H. Kennecgy vi Hiiorneys Patented Aug. 24, 1937 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE TURKEY SADDLE William Henry Kennedy, SanBernardino, Calif. Application March 23, 1937, Serial N0. 132,587

11 Claims. (Cl. 119-143) is then stitched to the back portion of thesaddle adjacent the line joining the apron part by a line of stitchingwith the inturned folded edge portions facing towards the longitudinalback center of the saddle. This causes the formation of two ridgesformed by the tape, one being between the back portion of the saddleproper and the underside of the tape, the other ridge or edge beingbetween the two free edges of the issued January 15, 1935 and Boar'dman,No. tape which are-turned in and stitched together. 1,949,004, issuedFebruary 27, 1934. also Smith, For the purpose of illustrating myinvention No. 2,006,118, issued June 25, 1935, the main as pplied t diflr n typ f s dl I how characteristics of such patents and their usebeseveral different forms. The characteristics of ing known in the art.one form is that the wing encircling tape is so 1 Considerable objectionhas arisen particularly at d t th add a d d su fi t y with those raisingturkeys for the market in that thi k and d. that t id s a fiat su n theturkey saddles now on the market are un- Contact W t the Wing J' t Ofthe tu y next satisfactory. A number of these saddles cause ii) the y-This flat surface dis utes e what are termed wing sores, this being dueD1111 a rubbing 0f the W 0n the enc rc 21) t th wings being encircled bystraps or the ,tape thus provided for the wing and materially wingsfitted through penings or holes in the reduces the tendency towards whatare termed saddle. Incidentally the fitting of the wing e sores- It hasbeen found that w e res through an encircling tape or the like orthrough are quite often developed y t t p of poultry holes in thesaddle, is relied on in a number of saddles now on the market and as thefowl have 25 the prior constructions to hold the saddle propa habit ofpicking at the sores. an pprec ab W m on the t k Again in certain numberso afflicted get their heads worked of the prior art, the saddles orjackets have through the encircling strap Op P vided been made of astrip of canvas or equivalent mafor the Wings and strangle t es, thiterial which merely fits over the back and the Sometimes causing q te aser ous oss in a flock 3Q sides of the turkey, the wings beingpositioned 0f f0Wi- .In this simple yp f my invention outside of theside coverings or apron part of the With the tape e c i the Wing. I Dsaddle. Therefore the apron covers the side of e -biy form the Wing e ci p as 3 orthe turkey under the wings and the main saddle wardcontinuation of the tapes stitched to the portion fits across the hackof the turkey. Cerhack portion of the Saddle- Therefore this y tain ofthese saddles of the prior art have pleats be made Of One long tapeotherCharacterextending longitudinally so that the pleats will isiic is thath binding on the lower e Of t e a be located along the part where theback sadapron is also a Continuation of the Wing dle part joins theapron portion. 'Inese pleats circling tape- This Construction thereforeD are unsatisfactory in that the pleats sometimes vides for a relativelylarge Wing p gives an 4n become turned so that they do not form a firmimproved fit of the blanket on the poultry and 40 ridge extendinglongitudinally of the saddle. .the saddle is maintained in its. properposition An object and characteristic of my turkey and this withoutresort to any. elastic portions in saddle is that I use tapes which arestitched to the tape or a tape or elastic member encircling the fabricsuch as canvas, forming the main porthe lower portion of the body or thebreast of 15 tion of the saddle, these tapes extending lengththe fowl.wise of the back portion of the saddle and par- In another form of myinvention, while I use 'allel one to the other. They are positionedequithe folded type of back tapes on the back portion distant from acenter line through the longitlk of the saddle, I provide soft flattapes which at dinal center of the back portion of the saddle. the frontcross over each other and thus provide 5:) A further characteristic isthat the tapes are a space between the forward edge of the saddle madeof a folded strip of canvas usually someand the cross over of the tapesor straps for what heavier than that forming the saddle and the neck ofthe turkey. The continuation porapron portion proper. Such strip has afold tion of the'straps or tapes connected to the foron one edge, andthe two free edges of the strip ward edge of the apron part provide forthe are turned in, making four thicknesses of fabric wings and thus whenthe wings are properly 55 adjacent one edge of the tape and two-thickthrust through these side portions of the overnesses adjacent theother edge. The material lapped tape forward of the front edge of theforming the tape is then stitched longitudinally apron part, the wingsas they normally rest by one or more line of stitches in order todealong the side of the fowl, hold the apron part of the blanketsecurely in position. This con- 60 velop a somewhat stiflf and firmtape. This tape struction materially reduces the danger of wing soresand is sufficiently loose across the upper part of the breast of thefowl that it does not annoy or worry the bird.

A further simple form of my turkey saddle made from canvas shaped toform the back and apron portions, the apron portions having openings orcutouts through which the wings are inserted. 'iiowever in the prior artit has been the custom in this type to provide a binding at the edge ofthese wing openings. Such binding strips develop a relatively stiff andsomewhat sharp edge which causes the so-called wing sores. When thesesores develop with this type of saddle, as the turkeys have a habit ofpicking at such sores, there is considerable loss through strangulationof the birds getting their. heads thrust through the openings and notbeing able to remove their heads from such openings at the wings andthus become strangled.

With my saddle, at the wing openings and the forward portion ofthe'saddle; I preferably make this of two or sometimes morethicknessesof fabric whereas the main portion of the saddle is only onethickness. The openings are then left with a rough edge from the cuttingof the material and encircling stitches are positioned outwardly fromthe edge. Thus due to the two or three thicknesses and the rough or softedge, there is little danger of the binding of the. wings through theseopenings developing wing sores. Another characteristic of this type ofsaddle is that the back portion which fits adjacent the neck has adecided concave curve extending well back from the forward edge of thewing openings so that this type of saddle does not: bind on the back of.the turkey's neck. The usual type of binding may be used on the edge.This type of saddle also has the characteristic tapes stitched to theback portion and running rearwardly from the wing openings, these tapesbeing parallel.

My invention is illustrated in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows the saddle having the construction of Fig. 2 illustrated inplace on a turkey.

Fig. 2 is a developed plan of the saddle illustrated in Fig. 1,this'having the characteristics of the tapes attached to the back beingcontinued and forming a bindingfor the bottom edges of the apron and therear of the back'portion and also with the forward edges of the apronpart forming loops or openings for insertion of the wings.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the saddle at substantially amid-section illustrating the approximate shape when in place on aturkey. Fig 4 is a detail section on the line 1-4 of Fig. 2 in thedirection of the arrows to show the'cdnstruction and attachment of thelongitudinal tapes to the back portion of the saddle.

Fig. 5 is a plan or developed view of a modified or alternativeconstruction to that of Fig. 2 illustrating the loops for the wings asbeing formed of crossed-over tapes which form an extension of thebinding on the lower edge of the apron and the forward edge of the apronsection of the saddle. In this construction the crossed-over tapes arepositioned on the forward part of the breast of the turkey.

Fig. 6 is a plan or developed view of a third alternative or modifiedform of saddle in which circular openings or perforations are providedfor the wings, this-illustrating a'construction with the tapes on theback portion, extending longitudinally from the wing openings and thewing openings having a soft inner edge.

Fig. '7 is a longitudinal section on the line 1-1 of Fig. 6 in thedirection of the arrows illustrating the manner of forming a soft edgeof the circular opening for the wings.

Referring first to the construction of Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the saddle isformed of a complete single thickness of fabric, such as canvas. Thismay be considered as having a back or central portion I I and sideaprons I2, the aprons being similar on each side. A straight transverseforward edge I! of the back portion is preferably a selvage edge of thecanvas. The lower edge of the aprons and the rear edge I5 of the backpanel I I are made in a sweeping continuous convex curve. There are alsotransverse forward edges I i on the apron parts, these having a concavecurve I'l merging with the transverse end I3. A strip of overlappedbinding I8 is stitched to the edges I6 and I1 and forms a somewhat softforward edge.

The wing openings or loops 25 are formed by a somewhat still and flattape 26 which extends forwardly from the front'edge I3 and then followsa curve indicated at 21 to the junction point 2! of the, binding tape I8and the forward portion of the lower edge of the apron section. .Thelower edge of the apron and the rear edge I 5 of the central panel havea folded hem 29. They also have a binding 30, this being a continuationof the tape 26 which follows the curve of the lower edge of the apronand the back portion I5 of the center panel I I.

An important characteristic of my invention resides in the longitudinaltapes 3!. These are shown in detail in Fig. 4. The tape is made up andconsists of a strip of fabric such as somewhat stiifcanvas having areverse fold 3 which forms one edge and two turned-in hem folds 31 and38. The. edges of the hem folds indicated at 39 extend preferably morethan one-half way towards the edge. 36, that is, considering the fullwidth of the. tape. Such width is indicated by the measurement line III.Stitching ll and 42 secures the folded strip to form the tape and alsoto attach such tape to the back portion of the saddle approximatelyalong the line where the apron sections I2 extend downwardly when thesaddle is'fltted on a turkey. This construction develops a tape havingthe characteristic of a singlev edge 36 facingdownwardly when the saddleis in position on a fowl and the two edges 31 and It podtioned upwardlyor facing towards the center of the back panel I I. On account of theportion of the tape between the stitching 4| and the two the binding3Il'all from the same tape. This may be formed of a rather long tape,the two ends being indicated at n and stitched underneath the bindingtape 30 at the rear end I! of the back panel II. There is a slightapproaching curve 8 in these tapes where they merge with the binding I8on the front edge portions It'and I! of the apron portions of thesaddle. This tape as It is made up is somewhat stiff and hence theforward 63 for a short distance.

sufficiently wide so that any pressure or pull adjacent the inner jointor the turkey wing distributes the pressure or pull and thus materiallyreduces the danger of forming wing sores. Also the edge formed by thebinding l8 which fits back of the inner wing joint also reduces'thedanger of forming sores or the like. It will be noted that by thisconstruction of saddle the wings fitting through the wing openings orloops 25 and the wings extending rearwardly on the outside of the apronpart are the only means for keeping 'the saddle properly on the fowl.However as these saddles are made in different sizes they give a neatfit throughout a considerable range of weight of the fowl. Anothercharacteristic of this invention is that the forward edge iii of theback panel being a selvage edge is somewhat soft and as this passes overthe back of the neck of the turkey, it does not have any pulling actionwhich might cause a sore. This forward edge'l3 is also spaced rearwardlyfrom the front portion of the wing loops when the device is in use sothat the fowl may stretchits neck upwardlywithout-causing a bindingaction along the selvage edge I3. I

In the construction illustrated in Fig. 5 the saddle has somewhat thecharacteristics ofthat of Fig. 2, there being a central panel 69 andside aprons 6! having the built up tape 62 stitched on the fabric andextending parallel to the center line of the back. This tape is made upin the same manner as illustrated in Fig. 4 and positioned on the saddlethe same way. In this construction the front edge 62' of the back partpreferably has a tape binding 63. of the apron sections indicated at 64are cut back on a concave curve from the corner 65 at the front of theback panel and the lower edge 66 of 40 the apron and the rear edge 61 ofthe back panel are formed in a sweeping curve except that the rear edge61 is preferably transverse to the back panel.

I form two side wing openings 10 and a cen- 45 trally positioned neckopening 1| by intersecting tapes. These are preferably binding tapeswhich are left fiat at the intersections. forms a binding 12 extendingaround the convex edge of the apron section across 50 of the centerpanel and has stitching 13 extending slightly forward of the outercorner I4 at the bottom of the aprons and the forward edge 64. At thetermination of the stitching 13 the tape is fiat at its full widthforming a soft tape sec- 55 tion 15 which extends in what may beconsidered as a concave curve 16 and forms a binding 11 extending fromthe ends of the binding 63 around the edge 64 at the forward part of theapron 6|. The stitching 18 extends forwardly of the tape may have aslight forward extension 19 worked into the stitching 13. It will benoted therefore that these two soft tapes intersect at the overlap 90. i

When this s' ddle is placed on'a fowl the neck extends through theopening II forward of the binding 63 and then overlap or cross part 991sbelow the neck and well forward on the breast part of the turkey. Thebinding 11 is underneath 70 the wings and the tape 15 follows the frontportion of the inner wing joint. As the wings extend rearwardly alongthe side apron iii, the saddle is maintained in place and has noconstruction for binding either on the neck .or around the wings 7 whichmight cause wing sores.

The front edge Thus the tape the rear end 91- The tape portion TI In theconstruction of Fig. 6 the saddle is made canvas or the like and has acenter or back panel 9| with side aprons 92. At the forward portionthere is an underlayer of canvas 93 secured to the upper stripv bytransverse stitching 94. The forward portion of the back panel indicatedat 95 has a concave curve and is thus set back from the forward portion96; that is, forward of the wing openings 91. This recessed portion 95is to provide a comfortable fit at the back of the neck.

' A binding 98 extends completely around the saddle, that is, across thepart 95, around the lower edge of the apron sections 92 on the rear endof the back panel 9 I. There are also two stiff and somewhat heavy tapes99 made in -the same manner as illustrated in Fig. 4 extendinglongitudinally on each side of the back panel from the wing openings.

The construction of the wing openings 91 is illustrated particularly inFig. 7 in which the circular line of cut of the fabricis indicated atI00,

this being through the two thicknesses, that is,

the upper canvas 99 and the lower transverse strip 93. A circularstitchIOI extends around the opening concentric thereto and spaced from'thetape 98. This construction of the wing opening forms a soft edge forencircling the inner wing joint between the circular icut edge I00 andthe stitch IM. This part without any binding frays andleaves a number ofloose thread ends which form a soft and pliable encircling margin forthe wings. In this construction the wings extending through the openings91 hold the saddle in place, the wings extending along theapron 92. Thisconstruction brings the longitudinal tapes 99 in substantially thesame-relation to the aprons as in the constructions of Figs. 2 and 5having the similar tapes and'substantially the longitudinal line joiningthe back panel and the aprons. Various changes may be made inthe detailsof the construction withoutdeparting from the. spirit or scope of theinvention as defined by the appended claims. 1

' Iclaim: I

1. A saddle for.poultry formed of a flexible fabric and having a centralback panel and depending side aprons when the saddle is in position on afowl, the lower edge of the aprons hav ing a convex curve, the forwardedge of the side aprons having substantially a concave curve, a pair ofparallel tapes secured to the top of the saddle and positionedsubstantially equi-distant from the center line of a back panel, saidtapes being adapted to form two parallel ridges 'between the back paneland the apron portions, therebeing secondary tapes extending forwardlyfrom the tapes on each side of the back' panel, said secondary tapesextending to and being secured at the lower edge of the side aprons atthe front portion thereof, said secondary tapes with the concave curvededge of the side aprons forming wing openings whereby when-the -saddleis in position on a fowl the wings extend outside and longitudinally ofthe side aprons.

2. A saddle-for poultry as claimed in claim 1,

said secondary tapes formed as a continuation turn and having the to thelower edge of the apron and forming a binding along such lower apronedge. v

3. A saddle for poultry formed of a flexible fabric and having a centralback panel and depending side aprons when the saddle is in position on afowl, the lower edge of the aprons having a convex curvefthe forwardedge of the side aprons being set rearwardly from the forward edge ofthe back panel and having substantially a concave curve, tapes bindingthe forward edge of the aprons, the bottom edge of the aprons and a theback edge of the back panel, and a pair of tapes extending forwardlyfrom the forward portion of the back panel'at the connection with thetaped front edges of the aprons, each tape leading to and beingconnected at the corner formed by the front edge and the lower edge ofthe apron.

4. A saddlefor poultry as claimed in claim 3, a pair of parallel tapescharacterized by being formed of a strip of fabric having a reverse foldat one edge and having two inturned edge portions forming the otheredge, the tape being stitched to the top of the fabric at substantiallythe junction line of the back panel and side aprons, the inturnedportions of the tape facing towards the longitudinal center of the backpanel and being adapted to spread apart to form a first ridge betweenthe back panel fabric and the first inturned edge and a second ridgebetween said first inturned edge and the outer inturned edge.

5. A saddle for poultry comprisinga flexible I "fabric having a backpanel and two side apron sections adapted to hang downwardly when inposition on a fowl, the lower edge of the aprons having a convex curvemerging with the transverse rear end of. the back panel, the forwardedge of the aprons being positioned rearwardly from the forward edge ofthe back panel and having substantially a concave curve, anda relativelystiff tape extending longitudinally on each side of the back panel andbeing stitched to the fabric of the saddle, such tape at its forward endconforming to the shape of the front edge of the apron adjacent thefront portion of the back panel, the said tape continuing in an inwardturn and being attached adjacent the front portion of the back panel,the said tape continuing in a reverse turn and being attached adjacentthe lower edge of the aprons on each side, the forward edge of theaprons and the forwardly extending tape providing wing openings.

6. A saddle for poultry as claimed in claim 5, the tape extendinglongitudinally of the back panel having a lower single edge and aplurality of upper edges stitched to flex outwardly to form a pair ofparallel ridges on each side of the center line of a back panel.

7. A saddle for poultry formed of flexible fabric having a back panelcentral portion and two side apron portions, there being twolongitudinal tapes stitched to the fabric on each side of the back paneland adapted to form a ridge along each side of the said back panel, theforward edge of the aprons extending rearwardly in a concave curve fromthe forward transverse edge of the back panel, the aprons having a lowerconvex curve, a binding on the forward edge of the aprons intersectingthe tape on each side of the back panel, a binding on the lower edge ofthe aprons and across the rear edge of the back panel, two attachingtapes, each extending from the binding at the forward edge of the apronadjacent the forward edge of the back panel and leading to the bindingon the lower edge of the opposite apron whereby the two attaching tapesintersect and form two wing openings and an opening forward of the backpanel for the neck of the fowl.

8. A saddle for poultry formed of flexible fabric having a back centralpanel and two side apron portions adapted to hang downwardly when in aposition on a fowl, the lower edge of the aprons and the rear end of theback panel having a convex curve, the forward end of the back panelbeing transverse and having a selvage edge, the forward edge of eachside apron being set back from the forward edge of the pack panel andhaving substantially a concave curve with a substantially straightsection at the junction with the lower edge of the aprons, a pair ofrelatively stlfi' tapes positioned parallel and equidistant from thelongitudinal center line of the back panel and stitched at substantiallythe turn joining the back panel and the apron sections when in positionon a fowl, the tape with the back panel forming a ridge on each sidefacing towards the back panel, the said tapes having a continuationconverging together at the forward end of the back panel and having areverse turn with a twist, the tapes continuing on the lower edge andthe rear end of the back panel and forming a stitched binding.

9. A saddle for poultry formed of flexible fabric having a back paneland a. pain of side aprons adapted to hang downwardly when in positionon a fowl, the front portion of the back panel and the aprons having asecond strip of fabric stitched to the first strip and having a pair ofcircular openings spaced apart to form wing openings with stitchesconcentric to the center of each opening, the stitches being spaced fromthe opening, the front edge of the back panel having a concave curveextending well back between the said openings and joining with the frontedge of the apron with a convex curve substantially concentric to eachopening, the lower edges of the apron and rear edge of the back panelhaving a convex curve,

10. A saddle for poultry as claimed in claim 9. and a pair of. tapespositioned parallel and equidistant from the longitudinal center line ofthe back panel, stitched to the top of the first fabric and forminglongitudinal ridges facing towards the back panel, the said tapesintersecting the said openings for the wings.

11. In a saddle for poultry formed of flexible fabric and having a backpanel and side aprons adapted to hang downwardly when in position on afowl, means to secure the saddle to a fowl, the saddle having a pair ofparallel tapes positioned equi-distant from the longitudinal center ofthe back panel, each tape being formed of a strip of fabric having areverse fold facing towards an 'apron and having the opposite edge withtwo in- WILLIAM HENRY KENNEDY.

